Dr. Scott Best Life Senior

Owensboro, Kentucky , USA  •  IEEE Evansville-Owensboro Section
Tagline
SiberSci, LLC - https://sibersci.com/
Contact
  • Phone
    +12702284901 (Work)
  • Mailing Address
    Dr. Scott Best
    4557 Lake Forest Dr, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303-4483 USA (Home)
Biography
Dr. Best has successfully used his skills as a CTO, Senior Scientist, and as an Executive Engineering Leader to successfully solve problems throughout his career, which began working in the vacuum tube industry. Designing and fabricating any vacuum tube requires a knowledge of particle physics, material science, electromagnetic wave propagation, vacuum technology, and heat transfer, so it is a combination of all classical sciences combined into one application. As commercial and military applications for vacuum tubes diminished, Dr. Best developed solid-state amplifiers and oscillators for applications. This work diversified into the development of integrated antennas, low noise amplifiers, filters, mixers, transmissions lines, couplers, and any number of components necessary to build systems up to 300 GHz. His work in the Terahertz frequency span for JIEDDO enabled Dr. Best to be the founder of the IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology.
Technical Expertise
Antenna
Electromagnetics, including EMI, EMC and EMP
Microwave
RF
CAD
Simulation and Modeling
Terahertz
Millimeter-Wave
Special Skills
Technical Specialties
Welcome to SiberSci, LLC, which provides clients with short-term and long-term Electromagnetic Engineering Research, Design, Development, and Manufacturing Services that are customized to satisfy their individual technical requirements in the following areas of expertise: Antenna Engineering – https://sibersci.com/antenna-engineering/ including Microwave Ablation Antennas for medical applications; Microwave Engineering – https://sibersci.com/microwave-engineering/; Microwave Heating Engineering – https://sibersci.com/microwave-heating-engineering/; Millimeter-Wave Engineering – https://sibersci.com/millimeter-wave-engineering/; RF Engineering – https://sibersci.com/rf-engineering/; RF Heating Engineering – https://sibersci.com/rf-heating-engineering/;
Additional Specialties
HFSS as a part of Ansys Electronics Workbench, Comsol Multiphysics, Keysight ADS and Eagleware, Sonnet, QUCS, CST Studio Suite, FEKO, Microsoft Office, Fortran, C, and C . VNA measurements in rectangular waveguide circuits; coax circuits; stripline, microstrip, and coplanar waveguide circuits; and combinations of transmission lines. De-embeddng analysis of measured and simulated S-parameters. Development of calibration kits for rectangular waveguide, coax, stripline, microstrip, and coplanar waveguide circuits. Load-Pull characterization of LDMOS, GaAs, InP, SiC, and GaN devices for optimization of amplifier performance. Frequency and temperature dependent dielectric material characterization (electrical conductivity, complex permittivity, relative permittivity, thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, density, and specific heat) so circuits are optimized to the intended operating environment. Spectral measurements of devices, and circuits.
Interests
Antenna arrays
Broadband antennas
Antenna measurements
Anechoic chambers
Cathodes
Electron emission
Electron tubes
Communication systems
Antennas and propagation
Computational electromagnetics
Computer applications
Electromagnetic field theory
Electromagnetic fields
Finite difference methods
Monte Carlo methods
Computer simulation
Current distribution
Antenna theory
Dielectric devices
Dielectric resonator antennas
Dielectric materials
Dielectric materials
Dielectric devices
Ceramics
Dielectric thin films
Electrohydrodynamics
Electrokinetics
Ferroelectric materials
Glass
Insulation
Loaded waveguides
Permittivity
Plastic insulation
Eigenfunctions and eigenvalues
Electrets
Capacitors
Electric fields
Electrohydrodynamics
Electrokinetics
Electrostatic analysis
Electrostatic processes
Maxwell equations
Synchrotrons
Electric heating
Electrodes
Air gaps
Electron emission
Electron tubes
Metal-insulator structures
Spark gaps
Electrodynamics
Electromagnetic fields
Electron beams
Electron optics
Electron tubes
Ion beams
Particle beam optics
Electrohydrodynamics
Dielectric materials
Electric fields
Electrokinetics
Electromagnetic analysis
Electrostatic analysis
Magnetic analysis
Mie scattering
Electromagnetic coupling
Circulators
Couplers
Electromagnetic induction
Electromagnetic shielding
Electromagnetic diffraction
Electromagne
Electromagnetic fields
Computational electromagnetics
Electrodynamics
Electromagnetic diffraction
Electromagnetic propagation
Electromagnetic radiation
Electromagnetic reflection
Electromagnetic refraction
Electromagnetic scattering
Magnetic fields
Mie scattering
Electromagnetic guns
Electromagnetic launching
Electromagnetic forces
Electrothermal launching
Electromagnetic measurements
Anechoic chambers
Antenna measurements
Dielectric measurement
Reflectometry
Electromagnetic model
Electromagnetic modeling
Electromagnetic propagation
Electromagnetic fields
Electromagnetic transients
Electromagnetic waveguides
Magnetostatic waves
Mie scattering
Waves
Electromagnetic pulse
Electromagnetic radiation
Electromagnetic fields
Electromagnetic wave polarization
Waves
X-ray detection
X-ray detectors
X-rays
Electromagnetic shielding
EMP radiation effects
Electromagnetic coupling
Electromagnetic transients
Electromagnetic propagation
Electromagnetic scattering
Transient analysis
Electromagnetics
Electromagnets
Coils
Magnetic confinement
Magnetic levitation
Electromechanical devices
Electromechanical systems
Electron accelerators
Electron beams
Electron sources
Electrons
Electron beams
Electrodynamics
Electron accelerators
Electron emission
Electron sources
Electrons
Flyback transformers
Free electron lasers
Gyrotrons
Relativistic effects
Transmission electron microscopy
Electron emission
Cathodes
Electrodes
Electron beams
Electron guns
Electron multipliers
Electron sources
Electron tubes
Electrons
Photoelectricity
Thermionic emission
Vacuum arcs
Vacuum breakdown
Electron guns
Electron emission
Electron mobility
Plasma properties
Electron multipliers
Electron emission
Electron tubes
Photomultipliers
Electron optics
Electrodynamics
Electron sources
Electron accelerators
Electron beams
Electron emission
Electron traps
Leakage currents
Reliability
Electron tubes
Anodes
Cathodes
Electrodes
Electrodynamics
Electron emission
Electron multipliers
Gettering
Electrons
Beta rays
Cosmic rays
Electron accelerators
Electron beams
Electron emission
Elementary particle exchange interactions
Impact ionization
Phonons
Schrodinger equation
Electrooptic devices
Electroluminescent devices
Electrooptic effects
Liquid crystal devices
Optical bistability
Optoelectronic devices
Electrooptic effects
Electroluminescence
Electrooptic devices
Electrooptical waveguides
Electrostatic analysis
Electric fields
Electromagnetic analysis
Electrostatic measurements
Electrostatic devices
Electrostatic actuators
Electrostatic processes
Electrostatic processes
Discharges (electric)
Electric fields
Electrostatic devices
Lightning
Elementary particles
Cosmic rays
High energy physics instrumentation computing
Microwave photonics
Proton effects
Field electron emission
Fractals
Antennas
Chaos
Computer graphics
Econophysics
Free electron lasers
Electron beams
Relativistic effects
Undulators
Gas discharge devices
Thyratrons
Plasma devices
Lighting
Gases
Electrophotography
Discharges (electric)
Gyrotrons
Electron beams
Horn antennas
Ion beams
Electrodynamics
Ion accelerators
Ion beam applications
Ion emission
Ion sources
Ions
Laser noise
Lasers and electrooptics
Lasers and electrooptics
Erbium
Laser noise
Launching (electromagnetic)
Linear algebra
Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions
Magnetic fields
Biomagnetics
Compass
Critical current density (superconductivity)
Elect
Magnetic analysis
Magnetic field measurement
Maxwell equations
Remanence
SQUID magnetometers
Synchrotrons
Micro-electromechanical devices
Microcavities
Cavity resonators
Light emitting diodes
Whispering gallery modes
Spontaneous emission
Photoluminescence
Microoptics
Micromachining
Electrochemical machining
Embossing
Etching
Integrated circuit manufacture
Microassembly
Microelectromechanical devices
Semiconductor device manufacture
Microwave antennas
Microwave photonics
Electrooptic modulators
Elementary particles
Integrated optoelectronics
Microwave circuits
Microwave communication
Microwave devices
Optical modulation
Mie scattering
Electromagnetic analysis
Electromagnetic fields
Electromagnetic forces
Electromagnetic measurements
Electromagnetic propagation
Mode matching methods
Antenna theory
Matrices
Waveguide theory
Nonlinear optics
Electrooptic effects
Pattern formation
Photonic crystals
Thermal lensing
Optical refraction
Photorefractive materials
Photorefractive effect
Refractive index
Thermooptic effects
Permeability
Magnetic materials
Permeability measurement
Proton effects
Elementary particle exchange interactions
Elementary particles
High energy physics instrumentation computing
Protons
Radiation effects
Space vehicles
Thermal factors
Schrodinger equation
Electrons
Slot antennas
Stark effect
UHF devices
UHF antennas
Vacuum arcs
Electron emission
Thermionic emission
Vacuum systems
Vacuum breakdown
Electron emission
Vacuum systems
Vacuum technology
Field emitter arrays
Gettering
Space charge
Vivaldi antennas
Waveguide components
Helical antennas
Yagi-Uda antennas
Experience
Owner/Partner
SiberSci, LLC
Employment Settings
Employment Preferences
  • Employment Type
    Full-time, Part-time, Consultant, Contract Employee
  • Desired Salary
    Not Applicable
  • Travel
    50%
  • Willing to relocate
    Yes
  • Available for International Assignments
    Yes
  • Commute
    Not Applicable
Education
University of Utah
Doctor of Philosophy
Engineering , 1996